Details

• Micro-credentials recognize assessed skill mastery of one or more focused competencies.
• Micro-credentials can be standalone courses, or a collection of courses provided either the standalone course or the collection of courses that normally amount to a total of 5 to 300 credit hours and the entire micro-credential can be completed in 12 weeks or less.

Policy

1. Micro-credentials will recognize competencies – defined as some combination of observable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities, and attributes that contribute to an individual’s ability to perform a task or achieve a practical outcome.
2. Once mastery of the assessed competency is demonstrated a micro-credential can be awarded. The level of proficiency required to meet the mastery standard is determined through a rubric during the development process of the course(s) within the micro-credential.
3. Approval of a new micro-credential offering is delegated to the Senior Vice-President, Academic & Student Success by the Lambton College Board of Governors.
4. Micro-credentials that map directly to a post-secondary program will follow the admissions criteria of that program.
5. Achievement of a micro-credential will be verified and recognized on the post-secondary transcript. Additionally, a badge (a digital representation of a micro-credential) will be awarded.
6. Each micro-credential will be quality assured at the point of launch and on an annual basis.
7. A detailed Micro-Credential Guidebook, including procedural steps related to governance, creation, promotion, implementation, execution, quality assurance, and nomenclature will be published by the Flexible Education department and posted to mylambton.ca.